Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-18

colored; a good keeper; fruit shown at the
fairs attracted much attention; tree healthy
and good grower; ripens here October
LIST.
Scions of the following varieties can be
furnished:
Ontario-The best early plum we have
green above medium quality fair.
Black Morocco Small, blue plum; very
early cracks badly in this locality.
Lawrence's Notwithstanding of green
gage; resembling it. but larger.
Wangenheim Prune-Resembles German
prune, but bears better here.
Red Magnumbonum-A good plum
rather large; freestone.
Observation-Disclosures. large flesh yellow
and rather coarse, but sweet; tree vigorous
and healthy.
Lombard-A popular Eastern variety
medium size; violet-red; flesh juicy, but
not rich.
Refine Claude de Bavay-One of the best
here; very late; greenish- yellow; flesh
juicy, melting and rich.
St. Lawrence-Rather large dark-purple
with light bloom yellow flesh sweet and
rich.
McIaughlin-One of the best; large !;
skin thin, yellow, dotted with red flesh
yellow; very sweet and luscious.
Goliath-A large, handsome plum deep
red to purple.
Copper Plum-An old variety; tree very
productive, vigorous and hardy; fruit
medium size late should be better known.
Peters Yellow Gage-Very good here
tree strong grower; flesh yellow, juicy
and sugary.
Prince Of Wales-An old variety; very
satisfactory in this locality.
Orange-Very large and handsome; yell
low; tree vigorous and productive.
Belgian Purple-Rather large, and deep
purple; handsome; tree strong and pro-
ductive.
Drap d or d Esperen-Fr large: golden
yellow; flesh light-yellow and good quail
ity.
Ives Autumn-An excellent plum; vel
low with red dots large.
Royal de Tours-Large; bright-red to
violet; flesh high favored; Juicy; very
good.
Diapree Rouge-Tree rather poor
grower, but fruit large, reddish purple
flesh palegreen, juicy and melting.
Refine Claude Rouge-Very good to best
is somewhat known in this State
Denniston's Superb--An excellent va
riety; tree strong grower; healthy, hardy
and productive; fruit round and large
color pale-yellow.
MULBERgIEs.
The mulberry plantation on the Uniyer-
sity grounds has made fine growth DUR
ing the last year, and few cuttings can be
had of each of the following kinds Down
ing's Everbearing, Moyus multicaulis, Rus
sian Mulberry, MoruS alba, and the Japa-
nese varieties, LhOo and Nagasaki. The
last two have made especially fine growth.
AMERICAN RESISTANT GRAPEvINEs.
Wits Arizonica-The wild Arizona vine.
V. Riparia-The Riverside grape CT the
Mississippi valley.
V. Californica-The wild grapevine of
California.
V. Estivalis-The summer or upland
grape of the East.
V. Candicans-The Mustang grape of
Texas.
V. Cinerea-An upland grape related to
the Estivalis.
V. Cordifolia-The Southern Riverside
grape.
V. Vulpna-The Southern Muscadine,
Scuppenong, etc.
V. Monticola-The mountain grape OF
Colorado, ETC.
V. Neo-Mexicana-A wild grape of New
Mexico.
V. Rupestris-The rock grape of Missouri.
AsIATIc VINES, PRESUMABLY RESISTANT
V. Romaneti-White; Eastern Asia.
V. Romaneti-Red Eastern Asia.
V. Opiman-From Cashmere.
V. Spino-Vitus Davidii-China.
V. Katchebourie.
Huasco Raisin Grape-This variety inn
ported from Chile, has been distributed by
us for some years, and is now well spread
in the State. We can still furnish cuttings
of the variety-in lots of ten each, for ex-
perimental growing. The cuttings are, of
course, carefully disinfected before ship
ment, although the vines have never be-
come infected. Reports regarding its merits
as raisin grape vary, although it appears
to be more reliable bearer than the Mus
cat. which it nearly resembles.
Address applications to
L. w. HILGARD.